John Robert Barth (59 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

paperback. Condition: Good. gift inscription in front Good paperback, bumped/creased with shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE Standard-sized.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD PAPERBACK Standard-sized.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Steve Snider (Jacket Design); Robert Farber (Jacket Photo) (illustrator). 1st Edition. 257 pp. Flawless copy, Dj shows minimal wear. Publisher's remainder mark on bottom edge. Extra mylar wrapper. Stated first edition, and first printing.

First printing (not stated). xvi, 234 pages. Hardcover. Dust jacket lightly rubbed; spine ends bumped. Red cloth; slight bumping to spine ends. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding retains some crispness. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. With contributions by R. Bruce Anderson, Jay Barth, Charles S. Bullock III, Patrick R. Cotter, Thomas F. Eamon, Samuel H. Fisher III, Ronald Keith Gaddie, Layne Hoppe, John J. Hotaling, Clifton McCleskey, Jon L. Mills, Richard Nadeau, Richard K. Scher, Harold W. Stanley, David E. Sturrock, and Felita T. Williams. {AmHist-Shelf#2} ISBN 0817308628.

xvi, 234 pages. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Red cloth. Bumping at spine heel. Otherwise an as new copy which remains in the publisher's mostly intact shrink-wrap. With contributions by R. Bruce Anderson, Jay Barth, Charles S. Bullock III, Patrick R. Cotter, Thomas F. Eamon, Samuel H. Fisher III, Ronald Keith Gaddie, Layne Hoppe, John J. Hotaling, Clifton McCleskey, Jon L. Mills, Richard Nadeau, Richard K. Scher, Harold W. Stanley, David E. Sturrock, and Felita T. Williams. {AmHist-Shelf#1} ISBN 0817308628.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 290 pp., vii. NAP. Following "Editorial Note" by the Series Editorial Board, Contents divided into three (unnamed) sections: ONE [1] Philip Fisher, "The Failure of Habit"; [2] Allen Grossman, "Criticism, Consciousness, and the Sources of Life: Some Tasks for English Studies"; [3] Edward W. Said, "On Originality"; [4] J. Robert Barth, S.J., "A Newer Criticism in America: The Religious Dimension"; TWO [5] Joel Porte, "The Problem of Emerson"; ]6] Daniel Aaron, "Ambrose Bierce and the American Civil War"; [7] Gail Thain Parker, "William Dean Howells: Realism and Feminism"; [8] John Henry Raleigh, "History and Its Burdens: The Example of Norman Mailer; [9] Alan Lebowitz, "No Farewell to Arms"; THREE [10] I.A. Richards, "Literature for the Unlettered"; [11] Clara Claiborne Clark, "Rejoicing to Concur with the Common Reader: The Uses of Literature in the Community College"; [13] Robert Cumming, "Reading and Writing in a College with Open Admissions"; [14] Adrienne Rich, "Teaching Language in Open Admissions: A Look at the Context"; [15] John Paul Russo, "Meaning and Language Training: The Richards Theory and Method". NO dustwrapper. Brown cloth with brilliant silver lettering on spine; x-Library copy with Library identification discreetly stamped on top and bottom edges only and circular Library blind-stamp on title page bottom right; 'WITHDRAWAL' stamped at middle half-title page; ffep removed; NO Library pocket or check-out page anywhere; white Library label at foot of spine removed (very slightly darker than remainder of brown spine--NO fading); micro tip wear and intermittent signs of micro rubbing across spine ends. Essentially in Fine condition, apart from cosmetic blemishes cited and missing ffep: Tight binding (NO cracks); sharp corners (NO bumps or curls); NO rubbing wear; NO remainder marks; NO previous owner names. Clean text, looking little used, if ever. As if a Library book seldom, if ever, checked out. Solid copy. Distinguished Contributors. Perennial Issues.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine in original wrappers.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Doore, Clarence; Schroeder, Ernest; Kossin, Sanford; Barth, Ernie; Ashman, William; Castenir, Ralph (illustrator). First Edition. UK edition. Chipping to the top and bottom of the spine with some rubbing and light tearing along the edges. Chipping around the edges of the front cover. Browning to the back cover. Browning to the page edges with some chipping and creasing to the corners. The pages are browned with some small edge tears to a few pages. Contains 'Death of a Spaceman' by Miller, 'The Double Spy' by Moore, 'Ring Once for Death' by Arthur, 'The Draw' by Bixby, 'Operation Lorelie' by Salton, 'Keep Out' by Brown, 'Sorry, Wrong Dimension' by Rocklynne, 'Call Him Savage' by Pollard (Howard Browne),'The Cuckoo Clock' by Barefoot, 'Appointment at Noon' by Russell and 'Leonardo in War. and in Peace' an art feature by Castenir. Cover by Clarence Doore. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. 1st Edition (Unstated). 127 pages; Rubbing (shelf wear) to DJ, light. Price sticker residue on front endpaper. Foxing (light) to the exterior edge of pages. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings.; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Steve Snider, jacket design; Robert Farber, jacket photo (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Condition: Very Good in a Very Good dustjacket. Book is square and binding is tight. Lightly bumped at spine and a spot on top edge. Interior is clean and unmarked. No remainder marks, bookplates, p.o. names, etc. The unclipped dustjacket shows original $23.95 price with minimal edge wear, now in a protective Demco cover. A collection of eleven interweaving short stories from National Book Award winner John Barth, author of "Giles Goat Boy" and "The Sot-Weed Factor." Carefully packaged and shipped in a sturdy cardboard box.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing. An uncreased spine with light edge rubbings. No store stamp. Stories by :Kurt Vonnegut,Jr., Robert Coover, Rudolph Wurlitzer, Ursule Molinaro, Joyce Carol Oates, John Kawkes, Leonard Michaels, Thomas Pynchon, John Gardner, William H. Gass, Barton Midwood, Robley Wilson, Jr., John Barth, Donald Barthelme, Gilbert Sorrentino, Ronald Sukenick, Ismael reed, Judith Rascoe, John Batki, John Updike.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. First printing, with complete number line. A Fine copy in like dustjacket.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Softcover. Condition: Good. First edition. xlix, 159pp. White glossy wrappers. Wrappers worn and soiled, just about very good. Includes interview with John Dos Passos, Robert Penn Warren, Glenway Wescott, John Barth, Robert Coover, and John Updike. Laid in is an envelope addressed to the famous Gotham Book Mart, on the verso the name Henry Wescott is written.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG+. 8vo, 208pp, printed wrappers. Interesting later issue of this essential postwar literary magazine. Includes a portfolio of photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe, interviews with John Barth and William Meredith, art by Roz Chast, other great content. Unmarked copy, corner crease to two leaves, later pages have yellowing of suboptimal paper stock used, light wear. Not Signed.

Paperback. Condition: Fine condition. NOT a library discard (illustrator). Binghamton, New York: Binghamton University, 1995. Fine condition. Flat, uncreased spine. Bright and shiny. Square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked - apparently seldom, if ever read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Bound in the original pictorial brown wraps, lettered in bright white. "This is the last issue of New Myths/MSS, offshoot of MSS, the literary magazine begun by John Gardner in Chico, California in 1961." Includes contributions by Joyce Carol Oates, John Barth, Seamus Heaney, William Stafford, John Montague, John Gardner, and many more. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). Softcover. Fine condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 395pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed).

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: Good. Newsprint, folded tabloid format, pp. unnumbered. YEllowed, bumped and creased at corners, worn and chipped at edges.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Bookstore stamp; price jotted on cover; else VG+ -- illus. wraps. Second issue of this important American literary magazine. Mass market paperback format. Includes 16-pp prose piece by E.L. Doctorow, "The Songs of Billy Bathgate" -- precursor to his 1989 NBCCA-winning novel apparently.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.